This thesis project aims to reflect on the spatial and architectural needs of Nunavik communities for the development of food security, a key issue for Nunavimmiut’s social and cultural identity and well-being.

The project takes the community of Kangiqsualujjuaq as a starting point. It suggests that by revisiting the food security framework (usually focused on production and distribution issues) to include local practices, we can begin to develop more environmentally and culturally sustainable food infrastructure. Thus, the thesis focuses on three actions at the heart of food in Inuit communities: getting, preparing, and sharing.

Through a food nucleus project for the village, the overall proposal imagines and illustrates a different conception of food security, which tries to give a voice to the community, its aspirations, and its culture. It aims to re-establish a balance between imported food and sustainable local production by enhancing traditional food practices, an important foundation for Inuit identity.